We saw yesterday what Chrome OS will be: a fast-booting, secure, Chrome-based system run almost entirely on webapps, whether online or off. Chrome OS' project lead says he's used the netbook-based system as his primary system—could you do the same?

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Chrome OS has a lot to recommend it as a viable, working platform. The built-in Verizon wireless modem offers pay-as-you-go, one-day passes, and monthly plans, along with a bit of free bandwidth every month, so you can almost always be connected. Webapps like Google Docs can run and store key data offline. The system and its browser automatically update themselves, so you spend almost no time setting up or updating your software, and the "netbooks" Google is targeting are a bit larger and more comfortable than you've come to think of when imagining a "netbook."

Still, it's a new platform, and one based around a concept Google believes has reached maturity, but non-Google employees may have other opinions. Could you see yourself using Chrome OS on a regular basis, or even as your most-used daily platform? Vote in our poll, and tell us what else Chrome needs to offer, if anything, in the comments.